AFKL board and Team

The Board of Directors

Alliance francaise Kuala Lumpur is run by an executive Committee formed of local francophiles who are elected annually. Their varied
backgrounds assist Alliance Française in carrying out its core activities such as education and cultural events.

Y.A.M. Tengku Zatashah Binti Sultan Idris Shah
President

Tengku Zatashah, daughter of the Sultan of Selangor, has been long affiliated with France and the French language and culture.

She graduated with BA (Hons) in French and Spanish at Middlesex University London, followed by a diploma in Civilisation Française
at the Sorbonne University in Paris. In 2004, Tengku Zatashah joined the prestigious French cosmetics company L’Oreal at the Paris
headquarters for 4 years before returning to Malaysia with her French husband. In 2010, she joined Alliance Française de Kuala Lumpur
Executive Committee as Vice-President and was later elected President.

Tengku Zatashah is Chairman of Light Cibles Malaysia –a French lighting design consultancy firm with notable projects that include
Paris’ Notre-Dame Cathedral, Charles de Gaulles Airport, Grande Arche de la Défense and Mont St Michel in France, as
well as many more around the world.

Tengku Zatashah was made "Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur" in 2017. The Legion of Honour is France’s highest honour, created in
1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte. It rewards men and women, French or foreigners, for exemplary services to France or the causes it supports.

Tengku Zatashah is the Royal Patron of Make-A-Wish Malaysia and a member of the Board of Trustee for Selangor Youth Community (SAY) as well
as Yayasan Raja Muda Selangor.

Marie-Julie Wan Ullock

Vice-President

Denis Henri Bastien

Secretary

François Sachse

Treasurer

Dato Setia Aubry Rahim Mennesson

Member

YM Tengku Munazirah Binti Tengku Abdul Samad Shah Al-Haj

Member

Olivier Rives-Georges

Member

Farrah Vivien Raguet

Member

Roland Husson

Counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs - French Embassy in Malaysia

Ex Officio Member

Jacques BOUNIN

AFKL director

Ex Officio Member

Our permanent Teachers

As a general rule, our teachers are native speakers of French.

Our teachers are either qualified FLE professionals (FLE stands for Français Langue Etrangère, i.e. French as a
Foreign Language) or have an equivalent diploma/experience. Teachers who teach to minors are all experienced with children.